Life's Work:

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Military Service:    US Army Security Agency - Russian intelligence analyst

 

Career:    Three decades as a strategic planning consultant for business & government

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Assignments:     USA - Europe - Far East - South America

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Consulting:    Fortune 500 companies -  small businesses - US & foreign governments

 

Specialties:    Consultant - Speechwriter (White House) - Speaker - Author -Parodist - Poet 

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Languages:    Russian - German - French - Italian - Spanish 

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Life Experiences:

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 Democracy:   Inalienable rights are a privilege -  born by the sacrifice of others

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Dictatorships:   Born out of anger, fear, hopelessness complacency, and blind faith

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Hope for America:    To place patriotism over partisanship

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America's Youth:    The US Constitution: read it, love it, live it, and defend it

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Most Rewarding:    Working at the White House during the G.H.W. Bush presidency 

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Most Challenging:    Assisting Russia in making the transition to free markets

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Lost in Siberia:    The true test of faith is when we have no good reason to believe it exists

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Most Dangerous:    Refusing to play Russian roulette. Why? - Someone always loses

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West Berlin:   Working in Berlin for six years, until it fell on November 9, 1989

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Most Surprising:  Unexpectedly met Dr. Henry Kissinger - warm, polite and brilliant

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Most Harrowing:   Arrested in Tehran, Iran four days after the US Embassy hostage crisis

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Greatest Inequity:   Global disparity between men's rights vs. women's rights
 

Global Warming:  Fact or Fiction -  Action vs. Denial. Is the latter worth the risk?

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Summary:   Carpenter's Rule - Measure twice, cut once - it applies to life's decisions as well 

 

  

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Philosophical Wisdom:

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"The formula for success is faith, family, friends, fortitude and compassion for others."    Morris Chamovitz "Surrogate Father & Mentor"

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"There are three sides to every story--two opinions and the truth lies somewhere in between"      -Dorothy "Dragica" Popovich "Mother"

 

"There is no greater strength than humility--and no greater weakness than arrogance."                  Robert "Branko" Popovich